Putin's offer: cheap grain, wholesale oil

But what are the real costs?

My reported commentary first appeared on June 14 in European Diplomat …..and appears with the permission of its founding editor, Miceál Hurley

Want some cheap wheat, oil at deep discounts? Vladimir Putin is offering this and more to regions of the world that are hurting profoundly — India, China, and Africa. But caveat emptor—buyer beware. There are some…